O's have made final offer to vlad

[Guest Hayden2004]

Buster_ESPN Buster Olney

Heard this:O's settled with their position in the Vlad talks.O's want him at their price(package $4.5-5 m.).If not, they'll live with it.

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[Dipper9]

Buster_ESPN Buster Olney

Heard this:O's settled with their position in the Vlad talks.O's want him at their price(package $4.5-5 m.).If not, they'll live with it.

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So I guess he's not standing behind the curtain, huh?

[Steve I]

Sounds like a fair number, good for AM to hold his ground. DH's have not gotten the huge dollars this season.

[Danielos38]

Very fair amount. If he won't take that, then he shouldn't play here. MacPhail has played this well, IMO.

[blwalt17]

Seems fair. Hope he takes it (if he chooses to) in time for a fanfest announcement.

[Sports Guy]

Sounds like the Orioles are on the fence about Vlad. If we get him, great..if not, who cares.

I feel the same way.

I can see the ups and downs to signing him.

[EtotheKallday17]

I like the way AM handled this. If Vlad doesn't take that, then I don't want him here anymore...

[bird watcher]

Seems fair. Hope he takes it (if he chooses to) in time for a fanfest announcement.

They won't announce it until it is final. They got burned years ago on announcing a reliever (I can't remember his name). they announced his signing and he failed the physical. Despite the physical contingency, they were found liable for part of the contract since they had announced it.

That is why they rebut these signings until the bitter end.

[Frobby]

Sounds like the Orioles are on the fence about Vlad. If we get him, great..if not, who cares.

I feel the same way.

I can see the ups and downs to signing him.

I'm fine with this, too. $4.5 mm is a reasonable line to draw. I hope Vlad decides quickly one way or the other.

[TheBee]

I really hope the outcome is Guerrero signing here. I felt 1 for 5 was fair in the current market. I hope Vlad's side agrees to this 4.5 -5 package...if the report is accurate. I'd love to see Vlad in our colors.

[Bradysburns]

Well, 250% higher than the initial reported offer of $2 million, huh? Hard to not think that's a very solid offer.

At this point I'm with the other posters who say: I hope he takes it for the Orioles' sake, but if not... I won't gripe about it. Bring on the Reimold/Pie era.

It's really feeling like time to get spring training going...

[Blues0080]

Hopefully all of this Vlad talk will put chips on the shoulders of Reimhold and Pie too so that in the future there won't even need to be a discussion about bringing someone else in.

[Moose Milligan]

Agreed, if we get him, that's cool...if we don't, thats fine as well.

[clapdiddy]

I'm fine with this, too. $4.5 mm is a reasonable line to draw. I hope Vlad decides quickly one way or the other.

Agree with this. Let's either get it done or move on. We really don't need the drama.

[TonySoprano]

So then what was all of this talk about an $8 million offer? Andy called their bluff and wants to see their cards?